Bearcat Buddies Reflection

An example in which I recall this law being exhibited would be this semester in Bearcat Buddies. In the community outreach program, there came a point at which we had a group reflection for tutors with the program. At this reflection, one theme arose on several occasions, the school had given too much work to be completed in an hour and that student growth was believed to be hindered by the rapid progress of each session. I recognized that everyone in the room valued the growth of their buddy, and so I saw an opportunity to help those around me grow to become better tutors. I stated my personal insight that, “We a re here for the growth of our buddies. If we feel that don’t feel that our buddies are at the level where they can complete the
assignment as expected and trying to [complete the assignment] is slowing growth, then we should meet them where they are [in th eir academic learning curve], and work from there.” This personal insight really helped several Bearcat Buddies re-evaluate their approach to tutoring, ultimately helping them better assist their students and feel that they are making a more significant impact overall. Adding to this small group of individuals and watching them go out and have such a large impacts on the academic mentalities of many elementary school students, as opposed to the just one, really demonstrated to me how impactful the law of addition can be.